15 Oct2014

Learn to Lead: An Event for Everyone!

Every woman—whether she is your daughter, mother, sister or wife—is a leader in her own right. We invite men and women to celebrate and magnify the capacity of women at the Women’s Federation for World Peace (WFWP) National Assembly on October 25!

The assembly, “Learn to Lead—From Local to Global”, happening in Washington, D.C., marks the 22nd anniversary of WFWP. WFWP founder, True Mother, together with True Father, inaugurated WFWP in 1992, understanding that women will play a central role in providing leadership “based not on the logic of power, but on the logic of love.” Continuing to strive for this vision, at WFWP’s National Assembly we will rejuvenate each other’s spirits and empower each other as we create a bright future in America and the world.

 “We have an exciting program prepared for ladies (and gentlemen) of all ages to discuss, explore and celebrate women leadership and its role in shaping a new future for humanity,” explains Teresa Ferrete, Event Coordinator for WFWP’s National Assembly. “Strength and power become a reality when women are cherished and uplifted. Imagine a world where all women actually respect and support each other, where men see women as partners and where women are honored as the unique nurturers that they are, bringing a vital life force. Learn to Lead is where the world can come together as one family centered on the harmonious balance and embrace of our Heavenly Parent.”

On Saturday, October 25th, 2014, the program will take place at the Washington Times Ballroom. There will also be a “Leadership through Service” project preceding the event, on October 23 in Washington, D.C., partnering with schools and other organizations to exercise living for the sake of others. The Learn to Lead event will follow, exploring the importance of empowering women to lead from the heart in order to impact their families, communities, nation and world.

Sessions will include the third Annual Global Women’s Peace Network (GWPN) Panel, during which panelists will share their wisdom and practical tools on how to lead from the heart. A delicious lunch will be served followed by a networking celebration that highlights initiatives from local chapters and affiliate organizations. To close the day, we will showcase our iconic Bridge of Peace Ceremony on the theme, “Healing Wounds from Local to Global,” followed by the bestowal of the HerStory Award.

The full schedule is detailed below. Come and join us in igniting the example of leading with the heart to create happier and healthier families—a basis for a peaceful world.

For more information and to register please visit www.wfwp.us or email the Event Coordinator, Teresa Ferrete, at events@wfwp.us. Be sure to check out the daily videos on Facebook leading up to the convention!

 

Schedule:

8:30 AM Registration opens

9:30 AM Welcome (Emcee Lena Yasutake)

Youth Day of Service Recap (Nandi Moton)

Welcoming Remarks (Angelika Selle)

Congratulatory Remarks (Message from Yeon Ah Moon given by Alexa Ward)

10:30 AM Global Women’s Peace Network (GWPN) Panel & Breakouts

12:00 PM Lunch

1:30 PM SHOW & LEARN

Networking Celebration & Initiative Highlights

Coffee Break

3:30 PM Entertainment

3:45 PM HEALING THE WOUNDS – From Local to Global

4:15 PM Celebration (Dancing & Entertainment)

6:00 PM Closing

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  • Marta Maria de Carvalho Rodrigues

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    Like very much the thought of WFWP, please send all informations concernning the event…

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  • Stephen Henkin

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    To be honest, I was a bit put off by the title of the event: “Learn to Lead,” which in the context of a WFWP gathering, seems a bit demeaning and, and if anything, years late in presentation. The so-called Age of Women began many years ago, so if it is necessary to actually teach women how to lead, why now? But do our bright, experienced, and spiritually savvy sisters really need to be trained in leadership skills? Were the male leaders of our movement taught how to lead before they began their important responsibilities, or were they picked for other reasons? One could reasonably argue that if the movement had installed as many women as men in leadership positions over the decades, then we would have advanced much further. In my view, it is not the women who need to learn how to lead, but rather the men who lead it. If we had good male leaders over the decades, then by now we would have far more women in top leadership positions. And who knows where we would be now.

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